FETAL MEDICINE
>> Fetal Medicine
Specialised care and treatment of fetus at risk is fetal medicine.it encompasses specialised treatment of such women.
>> Prenatal Ultrasound
Ultrasonography allows detection of many major malformations and is important modality to assess fetal well being by Doppler ultrasonography..
>>Fetal Aneuploidies
Prenatal detection of fetal aneuploidies. Common chromosomal causes can be detected by screening blood tests.
>>Amniocentesis, Chorionic villous biopsy
These are diagnostic test carried out to test for chromosomal, genetic abnormalities.
>> Fetal reductions
These are done in multifetal gestations like triplets , quadruplets, quintuplets and rarely twins in order to increase chances of survival and near term or term delivery of surviving fetus.
>> Intrauterine procedures
In special circumstances, intrauterine fetal procedures like fetal pleural tapping, fetal bladder drainage, intraamniotic medicine instillation, intrauterine transfusions.